praecello

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ *cellō (to rise), one lost verb whose participle is celsus, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (to rise) (whence collis, columen etc.).

Pronunciation

Verb

praecellō (present infinitive praecellere, perfect active praeculī, supine praecelsum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to surpass, outdo
  2. to excel (with per or ablative)

Conjugation

  • Note: This verb seems to have sometimes been treated as a second-conjugation verb by ancient writers.

Descendants

  • English: precel
  • French: préceller

References

  • praecello”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • praecello”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • praecello in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.